title: Long-term results of radiation oncology seminar for medical students and residents held between 1995 and 2011: career paths of the participants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The radiation oncology seminar for medical students and residents was initiated by the Japanese Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (JASTRO) with the aim of increasing the numbers of radiation oncologists. We investigated the long-term results related to the career paths of the program participants.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study enrolled 531 individuals who were medical students and residents at the time of program participation, between 1995 and 2011. We surveyed participants with regard to their affiliation status with the Japan Radiological Society (JRS) and JASTRO and whether they were board-certified radiation oncologists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-two percent of the participants were members of JRS and 26.4 % were members of JASTRO. The membership status with JASTRO was investigated in program participants from 2004 to 2009, and comparison by status revealed that 30.1 % of medical students and 47.2 % of residents were members, with a significant difference (p = 0.013). As high as 92.3 % of the participants in the 1995-2001 cohort who had joined JRS and JASTRO were board-certified radiation oncologists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This program has greatly contributed to increasing the numbers of radiation oncologists. Because residents had a higher rate of affiliation than medical students, it is necessary to share information with not only medical universities, but also teaching hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Shimane University School of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan, ytamaki@med.shimane-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yukihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itazawa
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Eisuke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Satoaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inomata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000193:education*; D013044:Specialty Boards; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce